In the first quarter against Lakes, Lake Forest’s Baylor Broughton missed a 39-yard field goal. But Broughton got his second chance. The senior drilled a 26-yard field goal with 1:09 left in the fourth quarter to lift the Scouts to a 23-21 win in a Class 6A second-round playoff game.
Lakes and Grayslake North can win division titles outright with wins on Friday night. The Eagles can win the North Suburban Prairie with a victory against North Chicago, and the Knights can claim the Fox Valley Fox by defeating Woodstock North.
Junior quarterback T.J. Edwards completed 10-of-14 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns in the first half as Lakes went on to beat visiting Vernon Hills 56-12 on Friday night.
Junior quarterback T.J. Edwards ran for three touchdowns and passed for two others as Lakes showed it’s the best football team in the North Suburban Conference Prairie Division by beating host Grant 42-14 on Friday.
In three leagues — North Suburban Lake, North Suburban Prairie and Fox Valley Fox — elite teams in the loop will go head-to-head Friday, with the winner of each game improving to 6-1 and clinching a playoff berth.